The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

appeal % the people Of this whole country to
come ont Of old party organizations, whose in
difference TO the public welfare IL responeiDe1fof
this distress, and TO help Us to organize new
political party. not sectional but national, to be
known - the Union LABOR party: whose object
shall be to repeal all class laws in favor Of the
rich and to relieve the distress Of our industries
BY establishing the following principles
Platform.
Every human being possesses Q natural inalien-
able right to sufficient land for self-snpport and
We desire to secure to every industrious citizen
home, rs the highest result OF free Institutions
To this end we demand graduated land tax on
al large estates, especially those, held for spec
ulative or tenant purposes: the reclamation Of
all Enearned land granite; the immediate opening
OF Oklahoma to homestead settlement; the pur-
chaee OF all nnoccupied Indian lands and the
settlement Of the various tribes upon lande In
seyeralty: also laws preventing corporations
from acquiring real estate beyond the require
| ments OF their business and alien ownership Of
OF land. The systems OF irrigation In Statee and
territories where necessary should be under
such public control ~ shall secure the free and
equitable use Of the waters and franchises to the
people.
TRANSPORTATION.
The means OF commu nication and transporter
ton should be owned or controlled by the PEG
pie, S. is the United States postal system, ard
equitable rates everywhere established,
MoyEY.
The establishment OF q national monetary
system in the interest Of the producer instead Of
| the Spectator and Insurer, BY which calculating
medium In necessary quantities and full legal
tender shall be issued directly to the people
without the intervention Of banks, or loaned to
citizens upon ample security at low rate Of
interest to relieve them from the ext0rtiOns Of
rsury and enable them to control the money sup.
ply. Postal savings banks should be establish
ed. While we have free coinage Of gold, we
should have free coinage OF silver. We demand
the prompt payment Of International debt and
condemn the furthur issue OF interest-bearing
bonds. either by the National government or by
statesterritories or municipalities.
LABOR.
Arbitration should take the place OF strikes
and other injurious methods OF settling labor
disputes; the letting Of convict labor to contract
ors prohibited; the contract system abolished
In public works; the hours Of labor in industrial
establishments reduced commensurate with the
increase OF production in Observation-Disclosures
employees protected from bodily Injury; equal
pay given for equal work for both sexes and
labor. agricultural and cooperative associa-
tons be foetered and incorporated by law.
The foundation Of Q republic IL the inte diligence
Of its citizens and children who are driven In.
to workshops, mines and factories are de.
| pIived Of education, which should be secured
to oil BY proper legislation. We desire to
| zee labor organization extend throughout
civilized countries until it shall be impossible
| for derpots TO array the w0rkingmen OF one
country in war against their brothers Of
another country.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
In appreciation Of the services Of the Unitet
t0tn nrlA n~A -
them justice before charity. The purposel,
deprecated money paid them during the va
should be made equal In value to the golt
paid the bondholder. The soldier was prom
ised coin or its equivalent and paid In depreci
ated paper. The bondholder loaned the Govern
meat deprecated paper and contracted to tax,
1t for his bonds, but was paid in gold.
| INCOME TAX.
A graduated income tax iethe most equitable
system OF taxation, placing the burden Q
government on those who can best afford +
pay, instead Of layiag 1t on the farmers AMI
producers, exempting millionaire stakeholder
and corporations.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The capture OF the United States Senate b
m'llionaires and tools OF corporations, VIII
have no sympathy with free institutions, threat
ems the very existence Of the republic. W
demand constitutional amendment maxim
United States Senators elective BY direct voi
Of the people.
MoEGoLIAN SLAVES.
Such State and National laws should be adop
|. ed - shall effectually exclude from Americ
the Mongolian slave and Asistic compel
tion.
, ARMED MEN.
The employment OF bodies Of armed men
private corporations should be prohibited.
|, The right to vote 10 inherent 10 cit'zenshl
irrespective OF sex.
TEMPERANCE.
, ness on the one hand and excessive toll O.
poverty ON the other lead to intemperance q
vice. The measures Of reform here demande
/ will prove TO be the scientific solut ion OF q
, temperance question
STATE ISSUES.
First--Transportation- demand the abo
ition Of the Iowa railroad commission and til
! enactment Of laws limiting the maximul
freight charges and reducing passenger rate
!, TO two cents q mile or ali drst.class roads.
Second-Pay up-We demand the prong
: payment Of the State debt and the reduction 6
1 the legal rate OF interest.
! ThiId--Land etc. A free government mui
: rest upon free homes. We denouncc the polio
which permits large tracts OF lands to be he'll
unused by individuals or corporations, and IL
sist that foreigners ehsll not be permitted to u
; quire title to real estate In Iowa.
Fourth. We demand that mortgage owner
shall be compelled to pay taxes upon the
mortgages, where recorded and that mortgage
be releaEed to that extent.
, Fifth. We srraign the monopollst who col
trolled the last lsgielaar for their unscrupulot
true ulency to corporate interests their bal
, betrayal Of platform pledges. Theyyotcd dow